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Last update: 22:40 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
83° E
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
8° C
1015 hpa
83° E
0.4 m
4 s
5.7 m
03h
88° E
8 kts
max 11 kts
79%
8° C
1014 hpa
78° ENE
0.4 m
3 s
3.0 m
06h
100° E
9 kts
max 19 kts
99%
8° C
1014 hpa
92° E
0.4 m
2 s
05:48
1.4 m
09h
147° SSE
9 kts
max 17 kts
95%
9° C
1014 hpa
120° ESE
0.4 m
3 s
4.5 m
12h
160° SSE
5 kts
max 9 kts
91%
9° C
1014 hpa
135° SE
0.4 m
3 s
11:09
6.1 m
15h
125° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
94%
10° C
1012 hpa
133° SE
0.3 m
3 s
3.3 m
18h
89° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
96%
9° C
1013 hpa
121° ESE
0.3 m
3 s
18:11
1.3 m
21h
147° SSE
7 kts
max 9 kts
93%
8° C
1012 hpa
126° SE
0.3 m
2 s
4.1 m

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
161° SSE
9 kts
max 13 kts
7%
7° C
1011 hpa
159° SSE
0.4 m
2 s
23:24
6.3 m
03h
174° S
8 kts
max 10 kts
5%
6° C
1011 hpa
169° S
0.4 m
3 s
3.6 m
06h
178° S
6 kts
max 8 kts
46%
7° C
1011 hpa
171° S
0.4 m
3 s
06:34
1.2 m
09h
170° S
9 kts
max 14 kts
23%
8° C
1012 hpa
174° S
0.4 m
3 s
3.5 m
12h
173° S
11 kts
max 16 kts
86%
9° C
1012 hpa
180° S
0.4 m
3 s
11:42
6.2 m
15h
170° S
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
9° C
1011 hpa
184° S
0.4 m
3 s
4.0 m
18h
169° S
11 kts
max 22 kts
90%
9° C
1012 hpa
185° S
0.5 m
3 s
18:54
1.1 m
21h
167° SSE
14 kts
max 24 kts
70%
9° C
1012 hpa
183° S
0.6 m
3 s
3.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
177° S
15 kts
max 25 kts
99%
9° C
1012 hpa
185° S
0.6 m
3 s
23:56
6.4 m
03h
171° S
14 kts
max 23 kts
97%
9° C
1012 hpa
187° S
0.6 m
3 s
4.4 m
06h
169° S
14 kts
max 21 kts
93%
9° C
1012 hpa
188° S
0.6 m
3 s
07:16
1.0 m
09h
171° S
14 kts
max 21 kts
92%
9° C
1012 hpa
188° S
0.6 m
3 s
2.4 m
12h
164° SSE
15 kts
max 24 kts
99%
9° C
1010 hpa
184° S
0.6 m
4 s
12:14
6.3 m
15h
166° SSE
15 kts
max 25 kts
80%
9° C
1009 hpa
187° S
0.6 m
4 s
4.7 m
18h
154° SSE
19 kts
max 30 kts
20%
9° C
1007 hpa
179° S
0.6 m
3 s
1.7 m
21h
173° S
22 kts
max 33 kts
93%
9° C
1005 hpa
175° S
0.7 m
4 s
19:35
1.0 m

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
177° S
25 kts
max 37 kts
99%
9° C
1002 hpa
175° S
0.8 m
4 s
00:27
6.6 m
03h
172° S
25 kts
max 37 kts
99%
3.56 mm
8° C
1000 hpa
184° S
0.9 m
5 s
5.0 m
06h
177° S
25 kts
max 38 kts
99%
1.4 mm
8° C
998 hpa
189° S
1.0 m
5 s
1.8 m
09h
172° S
25 kts
max 37 kts
96%
9° C
996 hpa
182° S
1.0 m
5 s
07:56
1.0 m
12h
170° S
25 kts
max 35 kts
97%
9° C
994 hpa
182° S
1.1 m
5 s
12:45
6.4 m
15h
166° SSE
26 kts
max 39 kts
99%
2.02 mm
8° C
992 hpa
179° S
1.1 m
5 s
5.2 m
18h
168° SSE
25 kts
max 35 kts
99%
1.65 mm
8° C
990 hpa
174° S
1.1 m
5 s
2.0 m
21h
161° SSE
24 kts
max 34 kts
99%
9° C
989 hpa
171° S
1.2 m
5 s
20:12
1.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
163° SSE
21 kts
max 30 kts
99%
9° C
988 hpa
172° S
1.2 m
5 s
00:59
6.6 m
03h
163° SSE
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
9° C
988 hpa
171° S
1.1 m
5 s
5.6 m
06h
179° S
16 kts
max 22 kts
33%
0.51 mm
8° C
988 hpa
176° S
1.0 m
5 s
2.3 m
09h
168° SSE
16 kts
max 23 kts
1%
8° C
990 hpa
179° S
0.9 m
5 s
08:33
1.0 m
12h
178° S
17 kts
max 20 kts
99%
8° C
990 hpa
185° S
0.9 m
4 s
13:18
6.4 m
15h
183° S
16 kts
max 23 kts
79%
8° C
991 hpa
175° S
0.8 m
4 s
5.6 m
18h
193° SSW
16 kts
max 25 kts
10%
9° C
993 hpa
181° S
0.8 m
5 s
2.5 m
21h
188° S
14 kts
max 21 kts
13%
8° C
994 hpa
181° S
0.9 m
4 s
20:47
1.0 m

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
188° S
14 kts
max 20 kts
64%
8° C
994 hpa
176° S
1.0 m
4 s
5.4 m
03h
180° S
15 kts
max 19 kts
99%
8° C
994 hpa
176° S
1.1 m
5 s
01:33
6.7 m
06h
166° SSE
17 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
993 hpa
184° S
1.2 m
5 s
2.8 m
09h
158° SSE
20 kts
max 28 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
178° S
1.3 m
5 s
09:07
1.0 m
12h
159° SSE
21 kts
max 30 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
183° S
1.4 m
5 s
4.6 m
15h
167° SSE
22 kts
max 26 kts
99%
2.48 mm
7° C
992 hpa
184° S
1.3 m
5 s
13:54
6.4 m
18h
172° S
17 kts
max 20 kts
82%
7° C
994 hpa
179° S
1.1 m
5 s
3.1 m
21h
160° SSE
14 kts
max 20 kts
46%
7° C
995 hpa
180° S
1.0 m
5 s
21:20
1.2 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
160° SSE
11 kts
max 15 kts
78%
6° C
996 hpa
180° S
0.9 m
4 s
4.2 m
03h
134° SE
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
6° C
996 hpa
180° S
0.9 m
5 s
02:11
6.7 m
06h
141° SE
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
6° C
997 hpa
168° SSE
0.9 m
6 s
3.4 m
09h
148° SSE
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
7° C
998 hpa
170° S
0.8 m
7 s
09:41
1.1 m
12h
145° SE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
7° C
997 hpa
170° S
0.8 m
6 s
3.3 m
15h
95° E
8 kts
max 9 kts
15%
7° C
997 hpa
156° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
14:35
6.4 m
18h
108° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
88%
7° C
997 hpa
150° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
3.8 m
21h
119° ESE
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
998 hpa
152° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
21:53
1.3 m

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
102° ESE
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
7° C
997 hpa
161° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
3.0 m
03h
83° E
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
6° C
997 hpa
164° SSE
0.9 m
7 s
02:54
6.5 m
06h
86° E
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
6° C
997 hpa
157° SSE
0.9 m
7 s
4.2 m
09h
84° E
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
6° C
997 hpa
156° SSE
1.0 m
6 s
10:16
1.2 m
12h
82° E
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
5° C
997 hpa
146° SE
1.0 m
5 s
2.2 m
15h
59° ENE
15 kts
max 17 kts
92%
5° C
997 hpa
130° SE
1.0 m
5 s
15:22
6.2 m
18h
70° ENE
15 kts
max 18 kts
99%
4° C
997 hpa
134° SE
1.0 m
5 s
4.5 m
21h
75° ENE
13 kts
max 17 kts
96%
0.41 mm
3° C
998 hpa
140° SE
1.0 m
5 s
2.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
76° ENE
13 kts
max 15 kts
99%
0.42 mm
4° C
997 hpa
148° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
22:32
1.6 m
03h
73° ENE
13 kts
max 14 kts
99%
4° C
997 hpa
144° SE
1.0 m
5 s
03:45
6.3 m
06h
72° ENE
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
4° C
997 hpa
148° SSE
1.0 m
6 s
4.9 m
09h
61° ENE
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
3° C
998 hpa
149° SSE
0.9 m
6 s
2.1 m
12h
49° NE
10 kts
max 11 kts
94%
4° C
998 hpa
143° SE
0.9 m
6 s
11:00
1.4 m
15h
42° NE
11 kts
max 11 kts
90%
4° C
997 hpa
146° SE
0.9 m
6 s
16:18
5.9 m
18h
40° NE
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
3° C
997 hpa
140° SE
0.8 m
6 s
5.1 m
21h
43° NE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
3° C
998 hpa
146° SE
0.8 m
5 s
2.7 m

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
34° NE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
3° C
998 hpa
149° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
23:22
1.8 m
03h
27° NNE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
3° C
998 hpa
151° SSE
0.9 m
6 s
4.8 m
06h
1° N
10 kts
max 14 kts
98%
3° C
999 hpa
147° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
04:46
6.0 m
09h
352° N
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
3° C
1000 hpa
154° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
3.0 m
12h
340° NNW
15 kts
max 18 kts
98%
3° C
1001 hpa
148° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
11:57
1.7 m
15h
329° NNW
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
3° C
1002 hpa
148° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
3.8 m
18h
19° NNE
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
0.96 mm
2° C
1004 hpa
139° SE
0.8 m
6 s
17:27
5.6 m

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